Messi v Ronaldo: Atletico coach Simeone explains who is better and whyThe debate over who is a better and bigger footballer between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo may take decades to conclude, and Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is the latest to give his two cents on the debate.
Simeone lays out a simplistic approach to tabling the debate, saying both players fit in perfectly in different situations.
“What I consider is that in a team with fewer solu...

Tiger Woods takes aim at 16th majorTiger Woods chases more golf history in next week’s 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage Black, the same public course where the 15-time major winner captured the 2002 US Open.
The 43-year-old American superstar completed one of the great comebacks in sports history last month with a dramatic victory at the Masters for his fifth green jacket and first major triumph since the 2008 US Open.
“One...

'Unbelievable': Henderson revels in Liverpool's epic comebackJordan Henderson insisted Liverpool’s “special” team spirit was the key to their “unbelievable” Champions League semi-final triumph against Barcelona on Tuesday.
Jurgen Klopp’s side staged one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history as they stormed to a 4-0 second leg victory that clinched a 4-3 aggregate success at a jubilant Anfield.
Two goals apiece from Divock Origi and Geo...

Manchester City squad can earn £15m in bonus, here's howPep Guardiola has changed the outlook of the blue side of Manchester as the Citizens are now a force to be reckoned with in the English Premier League.
Their dominant show in the Premier League last season, which saw them lift the trophy nearly unopposed, saw them and their manager earn plaudits from every football fan and critic.
They may seem to lose the plot during the Champions League, b...

Losing Kentucky Derby mount to Mike Smith 'like a slap in the face' to jockey Corey LanerieCorey Lanerie thought he was home free. He thought he had held on, at least long enough to reach the starting gate. He thought he would be riding Cutting Humor in the Kentucky Derby right up until he was told he had been replaced Friday morning.
Two days after winning his 1,000th race at Churchill Downs — a feat accomplished by only three other jockeys — Lanerie attended a cocktail party Thursd...

France coach snubs PSG starlet Katoto for World CupBOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT:
The established star names were all on the list when France coach Corinne Diacre unveiled her World Cup squad on Thursday, but there was no place for PSG starlet Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
France hosts the June 7-July 7 and the squad was unveiled just after the prime time television news show on the nation’s top channel TF1.
This kind of star treatment is often accorded...

Alonso makes Le Mans his endurance swansongPARIS:
Fernando Alonso will quit endurance racing after June’s ’24 Hours of Le Mans’, which he won last year, the Toyota team said on Wednesday.
The Japanese team said Alonso, who twice won the F1 world championships with Renault in 2005 and 2006, had set himself fresh motor sports targets.
The 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia is thought to be high on his agenda after he tested the Toyota ...

Los Angeles Olympics to cost $6.9 billionLOS ANGELES:
Los Angeles 2028 Olympics chiefs on Tuesday unveiled details of the $6.9 billion budget for the Games, vowing to deliver the spectacle without cost overruns that have dogged recent editions of the extravaganza.
A statement from LA 2028 said the city’s Olympic plan, which relies entirely on pre-existing venues and infrastructure, included a 10 percent contingency fund of $615.9 mi...

Chelsea boss slams 'horrendous' referee after women's Champions League semi-final exitLONDON:
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes lamented Swedish referee Sara Persson’s “horrendous” officiating after title-holders Lyon knocked the Blues out of the Women’s Champions League at the semi-final stage on Sunday.
South Korea’s Ji So-yun scored with a fine free-kick for Chelsea but it was not enough to defeat European powerhouse Lyon who had gone ahead through Eugenie Le Sommer’s well-taken g...

Messi fires Barca to eighth La Liga title in 11 yearsLionel Messi clinched an eighth La Liga title for Barcelona in 11 seasons on Saturday as he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at home to Levante.
The Argentine star struck his league-leading 34th goal of the campaign after coming off the bench for the second half to help Barca wrap up the title with three games remaining.
Barca hold a nine-point lead over second-placed Atletico Madrid, but t...